Susan: One kind kiss before we part

One kind kiss before we part

One kind kiss before we part,
    Drop a tear and bid adieu;
Though we sever, my fond heart
    Till we meet shall pant for you.

Yet, yet weep not so, my love,
    Let me kiss that falling tear;
Though my body must remove,
    All my soul will still be here.

All my soul, and all my heart,
    Every wish shall pant for you;
One kind kiss, then are we part,
    Drop a tear and bid adieu.

Susan M.

Acknowledgments
Notes Robert Dodsley's (1703-1764) well-known song "The Parting Kiss" was originally published in the popular collection Colin's Kisses in 1742. It has since been reprinted often including in The Poetical Works of Robert Dodsley, (C. Cooke, London, 1800, p. 101), below. Susan's source is unknown.

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